Deleting email from my phone ONLY, not off the server

I recently had a glitch logging/accessing my email on my iPhone, which I've resolved in the past by deleting and re-adding my email. Not sure if I skipped a step this time or if the step was no longer there, but now when I delete an email from my phone, it is deleted completely from the "server" as well which I do not want. I want to say in the past my email was set up as a "Pop" account? I no longer see this as an option when I set up my account, so I wonder if this difference is the issue? I tried the option in "Advanced Settings" to set "Delete Messages" to "Never" but it would instead mark then as read, and now for some reason, it's back to completely deleting... I would prefer them to totally untouched from the server, so I have the option to look at bigger or more important emails on the PC when I get home. Thank you in advance for any help offered!

If you recently added back your email account it was most likely set up as an IMAP account - renowned for the seamless sync across your device - yes I am being a little sarcastic there - at the technology not at you
The oft recommended way to "force" the email to be POP is to add your email address in there incorrectly - misspelling works fine - and then it asks whether you want a POP or IMAP account
Try that - delete the account - you will not lose your emails in there
Then re add and follow the steps I recommended and see if that solves your issue

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